Title of journal
British Catholic History
Formerly titled Biographical Studies, 1534-1829 (1951-1956), Recusant History (1957-2014)
Published since
1957
ISSN
2055-7973 (Print), 2055-7981 (Online)
Held at the Heythrop Library since
2015
Our catalogue record
https://hey.koha.openfifth.net/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=89630
Subject(s) covered
British and Irish Catholicism, British and Irish Catholic history
Publisher or issuing body’s name
Cambridge University Press
Web site
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-catholic-history (last accessed 07/07/2026)
Unique holding for the UK
no, last checked: 07/07/2026
Description about this journal
British Catholic History (formerly titled Recusant History) acts as a forum for innovative, vibrant, transnational, inter-disciplinary scholarship resulting from research on the history of British and Irish Catholicism at home and throughout the world. BCH publishes peer-reviewed original research articles, review articles and shorter reviews of works on all aspects of British and Irish Catholic history from the 15th Century up to the present day. Central to our publishing policy is an emphasis on the multi-faceted, national and international dimensions of British Catholic history, which provide both readers and authors with a uniquely interesting lens through which to examine British and Atlantic history. The journal welcomes contributions on all approaches to the Catholic experience. British Catholic History is an open access journal in which all research content is published Gold Open Access.
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